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I think Minetest must have some vehicles like simple boats(guess crafted 1 boat block), which player can use for fast ride to another islands, or simple car for railway, but it means that freefly and fastspeed must be disabled. Please, if someone can do it, just do it - many players want it. Thank you

Sailships would be nice :)

I personally would like to see various railcars implemented. Like say a passenger "cart" a powered cart that once set off keeps going till it hits something (like a block or player) and maybe a storage cart (chest cart).

RAPHAEL wrote:I personally would like to see various railcars implemented. Like say a passenger "cart" a powered cart that once set off keeps going till it hits something (like a block or player) and maybe a storage cart (chest cart).

And maybe some way of connecting the railcars? For example, if I want the powered cart to pull the other ones after it.

neko259 wrote:

RAPHAEL wrote:I personally would like to see various railcars implemented. Like say a passenger "cart" a powered cart that once set off keeps going till it hits something (like a block or player) and maybe a storage cart (chest cart).

And maybe some way of connecting the railcars? For example, if I want the powered cart to pull the other ones after it.

Yea that would be pretty cool. If you seen the rails my friend built on my server you would see why railcars would be useful lol.

I'm curious if someone knows if carts can be done in a mod?

RAPHAEL wrote:

neko259 wrote:

RAPHAEL wrote:I personally would like to see various railcars implemented. Like say a passenger "cart" a powered cart that once set off keeps going till it hits something (like a block or player) and maybe a storage cart (chest cart).

And maybe some way of connecting the railcars? For example, if I want the powered cart to pull the other ones after it.

Yea that would be pretty cool. If you seen the rails my friend built on my server you would see why railcars would be useful lol.

I'm curious if someone knows if carts can be done in a mod?

I don't know of any mods that add them.

You could possibly add a new entity, then some code that will attach player to this cart-entity (you can use on_rightclick, afaik)
Then the most interesting step - you need to detect in what direction cart should move.. maybe i will work on it
//And remember - carts will be sprites like DMs.
Oh, i forgot, i can now make visual=cube, so it will look like cube

xyz wrote:And remember - carts will be sprites like DMs.

If somebody can write this feature, it shall be very famous. xyz, if you really want to try this, just tell all requests that you need - textures with special dependencies, test servers on different platforms, etc... it is really must-have feature.

Just something to start with: http://paste.pocoo.org/show/522063/ (it should be placed into mods/vehicles)
Current restrictions: carts cannot move in Y-dimension, player will not be moved with cart, initial vector is just {1; 0}
How-to: build some railroad, stand above some rail, type "/spawnentity vehicles:cart" in chat, right-click on it

xyz wrote:Just something to start with: http://paste.pocoo.org/show/522063/ (it should be placed into mods/vehicles)
Current restrictions: carts cannot move in Y-dimension, player will not be moved with cart, initial vector is just {1; 0}
How-to: build some railroad, stand above some rail, type "/spawnentity vehicles:cart" in chat, right-click on it

lol nice little cart considering. However I noticed after sending it on its way it stopped before the rail ended and wouldn't move anymore lol.

It's amazing to see first starts of things you know will lead to more.

RAPHAEL wrote:

xyz wrote:Just something to start with: http://paste.pocoo.org/show/522063/ (it should be placed into mods/vehicles)
Current restrictions: carts cannot move in Y-dimension, player will not be moved with cart, initial vector is just {1; 0}
How-to: build some railroad, stand above some rail, type "/spawnentity vehicles:cart" in chat, right-click on it

lol nice little cart considering. However I noticed after sending it on its way it stopped before the rail ended and wouldn't move anymore lol.

It's amazing to see first starts of things you know will lead to more.

could you attach your world folder contents?

I think we can continue discussion there

I remember building a fair big wooden sail ship in the other game along with a dock. Didn't go anywhere. I displaced the water for the hull. used logs and planks. Debated of putting an underwater rail to fake a moving ship but never got that far.

This would work for having a ferry though a pain to setup. Would require the ability to build off the end without falling off.

One thing missing is cloth for sails. Papyrus? It would have to become more available. Cotton?

Cars? That would mean building roads. ;)

---mike---